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Bernie Sanders: “When do we get it off of the Government welfare programs? When does it begin to stand on its own?”

On the recordMarch 14, 2012
When do we get it off of the Government welfare programs? When does it begin to stand on its own?
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the need for continued government support for the mature nuclear industry.

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